Blakea

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names
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Blakea is a genus of plant in family Melastomataceae.

Read about Blakea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Blakea (Stephen Blake, gardener, of the island of Antigua in the West Indies, who wrote "Compleat Gardener's Practice," London, 1664). Valdesia, Ruiz & Pav. Melastomaceae. Hothouse or greenhouse evergreen shrubs, of which two species are in cultivation for the showy flowers and prominent foliage. Erect or scandent woody plants, sometimes small trees: lvs. opposite, leathery, mostly prominently 3-7- nerved, petioled, nearly or quite entire, often rusty- pubescent beneath : fls. rose-purple or white, showy and large, solitary or fascicled in the axils; calyx with 4 or more scales or bracts at base; petals 6, oblong or obovate; stamens 12 with thickened filaments, the anthers cohering and opening by 2 pores at the apex; ovary adhering to calyx, 4-6-celled: fr. a fleshy berry.—About 30 species in W. Indies and S. Amer. By some the genus Amaraboya (which see) is included with Blakea; Amaraboya has capsular rather than baccate fr. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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